Crop Monitoring Market Report 2026

The crop monitoring market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $3.82 billion in 2025 to $4.44 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to manual scouting practices, rising pest and disease outbreaks, limited access to precision tools, dependence on experience-based decision making, increasing need for early detection.

The crop monitoring market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $7.91 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing adoption of smart farming tools, rising demand for real-time analytics, expansion of automated monitoring systems, increasing shift toward data-driven farming, development of advanced sensing technologies. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing emphasis on preventive crop health management, rising adoption of integrated pest and disease monitoring, growing need for real-time crop condition assessment, expansion of data-driven farm decision making, increasing focus on minimizing crop loss through early detection.

The increasing adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is expected to drive the expansion of the crop monitoring market in the coming years. IoT devices are physical objects equipped with sensors, software, and connectivity features that allow them to collect and share data over the internet. In crop monitoring, these devices act as transformative tools, enabling farmers to enhance agricultural practices, make informed decisions, optimize resource usage, and maximize crop yields. For example, in February 2023, BuildOps Inc., a US-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, projected that the total number of IoT-connected devices would reach 16 billion by 2023, marking a 28% increase compared to the previous year. Consequently, the growing adoption of IoT devices is propelling the growth of the crop monitoring market.

Major companies in the crop monitoring sector are focusing on developing innovative solutions such as precision irrigation technologies to improve water efficiency and crop yield. Precision irrigation systems deliver the right amount of water to crops at the right time and location, using data from sensors, satellites, and weather forecasts. These technologies help conserve water, reduce costs, prevent crop stress, enhance nutrient use efficiency, and ultimately improve crop growth, quality, and overall yield. For instance, in November 2024, CropX Technologies Ltd., a New Zealand-based digital agronomic farm management company, introduced its Actual ET sensor in Australia and New Zealand. This first-of-its-kind above-canopy device measures real-time crop water use through evapotranspiration and integrates with CropX’s farm management platform to provide farmers with precise, field-specific insights on water needs. The system enables data-driven irrigation scheduling, cuts water usage by up to 50%, helps maintain or improve crop yield and quality, supports sustainable farming practices, reduces environmental impact, and delivers actionable data to optimize overall farm management decisions.

In September 2024, Kubota Corporation, a Japan-based agricultural machinery company, acquired Bloomfield Robotics, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Through this acquisition, Kubota Corporation intends to bolster its technological capabilities in precision agriculture by incorporating Bloomfield Robotics, Inc.'s advanced robotic solutions and AI-driven crop monitoring systems, thereby enhancing efficiency and sustainability in farming practices. Bloomfield Robotics, Inc. is a US-based company that specializes in crop monitoring.

Major companies operating in the crop monitoring market are Topcon Corporation, Trimble Inc., The Climate Corporation (a subsidiary of Bayer AG), Yara International ASA, CropX Technologies Inc., Cropio LLC, Earth Observing System Inc., PrecisionHawk Inc., Ag Leader Technology Inc., Taranis-Visual Ltd., Monsanto Company., Deere & Company, AGCO Corporation, Kubota Corporation, Iteris Inc., Farmers Edge Inc., Granular Inc., Sentera LLC, SlantRange Inc., MicaSense Inc., Gamaya SA, AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., Resson Aerospace Corporation, EOS Data Analytics Inc., Teralytic Inc., Arable Labs Inc., FieldIn Ltd., CropMetrics LLC, Ripe Technology Inc., Terranis Systems GmbH, Hummingbird Technologies Limited, Agribotix LLC, CropIn Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., agriXP Inc.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs on imported sensors, drones, imaging systems, and related digital hardware have increased procurement costs for crop monitoring solutions, creating affordability challenges for small and medium-sized farms in regions such as Asia-Pacific and Africa. These tariffs particularly affect sensing and imagery, variable rate technology, and automation segments where hardware dependence is high. While tariffs may slow adoption, they also stimulate domestic manufacturing of sensors and farm monitoring equipment, potentially strengthening local supply chains and reducing long-term dependency on imports.

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Crop monitoring refers to the routine and thorough examination of crops that aids in the management of various pests, weeds, or illnesses in crops. It plays a significant part in the management of many pests, weeds, and illnesses in crops. This gives you knowledge about the crop's current situation, allowing you to project into the future and determine what the crop's most likely next problem will be.

The main types of offerings in crop monitoring are hardware, software, and services. Hardware refers to devices used in capturing data for actionable insights to manage all the operations on the farm, both pre-harvest and post-harvest. The different farm types using crop monitoring are small-sized farms, medium-sized farms, and large-sized farms. The various crop monitoring technologies include variable-rate technology, sensing and imagery, automation and robotics, which are used in applications such as field mapping, crop scouting and monitoring, soil monitoring, yield mapping and monitoring, variable rate application, weather tracking and forecasting, and others.North America was the largest region in the crop monitoring market in 2025.Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the crop monitoring market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the crop monitoring market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The crop monitoring market includes revenues earned by entities by managing multiple fields, maintaining crops health, and boosting yields. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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